Principal Product Designer, Instructure
Assessments
$150-190k
Dynamic learning management platform
Job no longer available
Dynamic learning management platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$150-190k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To elevate student success, amplify the power of teaching, and inspire everyone to learn together.
Role
Who you are
- At least 10 years of experience designing (preferably both the UX/interaction as well as visual/UI) for digital products; at least 2 years at the Principal or Director level
- Previous experience collaborating with Product and Engineering to define the product roadmap and strategy
- Previous experience mentoring or managing other team members
- A portfolio representing your strong design work (UX and visual) on complex digital products (must include data heavy and data visualization examples)
- Previous experience working in the EdTech space
- Very strong storytelling skills; experience presenting to executive and senior leadership
- Strong art direction skills and visual UI experience
- Strong problem solving skills
- Strong communication skills, verbal and written
- Strong work ethic, sense of accountability and ownership
- Strong attention to detail and a systematic thinker
- Deep knowledge and experience designing for A11y best practices
- Great team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment
- Biased to action, with the ability to iterate rapidly
- Prototyping experience (Figma)
- Experience designing mobile first and responsive web design
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Principal Product Designer to join our highly collaborative and motivated design team and specifically own/drive the evolution of our Assessments products
- You will partner closely with the Product Management and Engineering leaders and play a key role in defining and shaping a holistic experience across Instructure’s product platform
- You will also contribute to the evolution of our design team as well as mentor other designers
- Partner closely with the Assessments Product and Engineering leaders to set the overall strategy for how actionable assessments are woven throughout our end-to-end platform experience (for Admins, Teachers, and Students)
- Leverage AI and other emerging technologies to create innovative and intuitive product design experiences that lead to measurable outcomes
- Oversee a small but mighty team of designers that focuses on the Assessments product space; provide feedback and direction (both on the UX solutions and visual UI) to ensure high quality work as well as professional growth coaching
- Partner closely with your fellow design leaders to establish operational structures and best practices across our entire Product Design team
- Design and build solutions leveraging our InstUI Design System
- Be an advocate for and follow A11y best practices always
- Work with a rapid, iterative mindset, being open and flexible to changes based on user feedback
- Create prototypes and corresponding scripts for user testing
- Make data-informed decisions based on user research, testing, and other analytics
- All Instructure employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired
Our take
Instructure is an education technology company, creator of the Canvas Learning Management Platform that allows schools to build the digital learning environment that meets the unique challenges faced by their institution. The platform simplifies teaching, elevates learning, and eliminates the headaches of supporting and growing traditional learning technologies.
The Canvas platform has grown to become a key part of a large number of educational institutions, from pre-school to higher education and beyond. Much of Instructure's workforce is dedicated to R&D, which is unusual for a company of their size, and shows their focus on innovating.
Founded back in 2008, the company has claimed numerous successes, including going international and hitting the $1 billion market cap. It has made a number of acquisitions, most recently of Concentric Sky and LearnPlatform. The former saw Instructure incorporate Sky's "Badgr" into its ecosystem as "Canvas Badges", whereas the latter adds evidence-based insights to the platform - both cementing its commitment to building the education industry's most integrated teaching and learning platform to support lifelong learning.
Instructure was itself acquired in 2024 by KKR, which will support a broad-based equity ownership program for Instructure employees. This strategy is based on a strategy of employee ownership as a cause of stronger companies. The move is a promising one considering KKRs track record of acquired companies, but time will tell how Intructure fares.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2016
$4m
SERIES A
Aug 2015
$1.5m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $5.5m
Company benefits
- Equity and 401k
- Medical, dental, disability, and life insurance
- HSA program, vision, voluntary life, and AD&D
- Tuition reimbursement
- Work-from-home flexibility and flex time off
- Gym club reimbursements and rewards-based fitness tracking
- Professional learning and career development opportunities, including Basecamp Employee Development Week!
- An innovative community of passionate educators and learners
Company values
- Openness - We’re open to new people, new ideas, and new opportunities. We strive to be collaborative in our projects, transparent about our intentions, and curious about how things work and how to make them better. Open minds open doors
- Relationships - We're all about building meaningful relationships based on trust, respect, and mutual success, whether they're peer-peer, teacher-student, manager-employee, or company-customer. People come first
- Equality - We aspire to offer an inclusive and welcoming culture, and we believe people deserve equal access to opportunities and resources. You can't have equality without equity
- Ownership - We're all accountable for excellence in our work and our actions, and we stand behind our products and services. Say. Do. Repeat
- Simplicity - Our software makes lifelong learning easier. We strive for clarity and ease of use across the board, from product design to communication to customer experience. Simpler is smarter
Company HQ
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Articles
Leadership
Steve Daly
(CEO, not founder)They have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBA in Strategy and Finance with more than 20 years experience in hardware and software industries.
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